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CAP |
Common Agricultural Policy (of EU) |
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CEC |
Cation exchange capacity |
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CIS |
Commonwealth of Independant States (former Soviet Union) |
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CO2 |
Carbon dioxide |
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CSA |
Central and Southern America (region, see Appendix 1) |
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DM |
Dry matter |
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EASIA |
East Asia (region, see Appendix 1) |
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EC, EC-12 |
European Community of 12 nations prior to 1995 |
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EE |
Eastern Europe (region, see Appendix 1) |
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EU |
European Union |
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FAO |
Food and Agriculture Organisation, Rome |
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FCE |
Feed conversion efficiency |
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GATT |
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade |
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GDP |
Gross Domestic Product |
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GJ |
Giga Joules (energy) |
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ha |
hectare |
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IPM |
Integrated Pest Management (region, see Appendix 1) |
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K |
Potassium |
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kg |
kilogram |
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LGA |
Livestock grazing arid (farming systems, see Appendix 1) |
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LGH |
Livestock grazing humid (farming systems, see Appendix 1) |
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LGT |
Livestock grazing tropics (farming systems, see Appendix 1) |
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LLM |
Landless livestock monogastric (farming systems, see Appendix 1) |
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LLR |
Landless livestock ruminant (farming systems, see Appendix 1) |
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LU |
Livestock unit equivalent to 1 mature cow |
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mg |
milligrams |
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MIA |
Mixed irrigated arid (farming systems, see Appendix 1) |
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MIH |
Mixed irrigated humid (farming systems, see Appendix 1) |
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mill |
millions |
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MIT |
Mixed irrigated tropics (farming systems, see Appendix 1) |
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MRA |
Mixed rainfed arid (farming systems, see Appendix 1) |
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MRH |
Mixed rainfed humid (farming systems, see Appendix 1) |
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MRT |
Mixed rainfed tropics (farming systems, see Appendix 1) |
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mt |
metric tonnes, 1000kg |
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N |
Nitrogen |
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NAFTA |
North American Free Trade Association |
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NAM |
North America (region, see Appendix 1) |
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NRI |
Natural Resources Institute, ODA, UK |
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OECD |
Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development |
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OM |
Organic matter |
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P |
Phosphorus, phosphates |
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PAC |
Pacific Ocean region, Oceania (see Appendix 1) |
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PS&D |
Production, Supply and Distribution database of USDA |
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SASIA |
South Asia (region, see Appendix 1) |
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SEASIA |
South East Asia (region, see Appendix 1) |
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SEMG |
Scientific Environmental Monitoring Group (of EU) |
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SOFA |
State of Food and Agriculture (FAO) annual report |
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SSA |
Sub-Saharan Africa (region, see Appendix 1) |
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t |
tons (metric or imperial depending on context and source) |
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ug |
micrograms |
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UK |
United Kingdom |
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UNCED |
United Nations Conference on Environment and Development |
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USAID |
United States Agency for International Development |
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US, USA |
United States of America |
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USDA |
United States Department of Agriculture |
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USSR |
Soviet Union |
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WANA |
West Asia and North Africa (region, see Appendix 1) |
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WE |
Western Europe (region, see Appendix 1) |
